GUWAHATI, DEC 10: In a massive crackdown against drugs, Assam police on Saturday morning recovered 765.81 grams of suspected heroin and arrested four persons at upper Assam Tinsukia.
The arrested persons have been identofied as: Pankaj Dihingia (49) – driver of the bus, Dijen Deka (45) – handyman of the bus, Binod Bhumij (20) and Surendar Rai (30).
The seized heroine consignment is estimated to value around Rs 1 crore in the international market.
The heroine consignment was recovered from a night super bus in Assam’s commercial town Tinsukia.
“Based on a tip we intercepted a Tinsukia-bound night super bus near ASTC Bus Stand at AT Road. During checking we recovered 765.81 grams of Heroin kept in numerous soap case,” said officer in charge of Tinsukia police station Parag Jyoti Buragohain.
The bus, bearing registration number AS 01 JC 6754, was coming from Dimapur in Nagaland.
Buragohain said that the consignment was brought from Dimapur in Nagaland and “we are working on to identify each link in the chain”.
The priority is to nab the big players who are behind this drug cartel, he said.
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